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Welcome to Gorilla Radio, recorded April 24th and 30th, 2022 God knows there's plenty to be afraid of on this planet of mad apes, not least of which are the agents of doom who would use the power of government agencies to create fear and panic in the public mind to further their political agendas, or merely line their own pockets. An abject case in point is the 2020 plot to kidnap and murder Michigan governor, Gretchen Whitmer by a hapless gang of local stooges on the eve of the presidential election. But all was not as advertised by the prosecution, or their star witnesses in the FBI. Last month, jurors threw out the case against two of those accused, and the jury hung on charges against two other "conspirators" when the extent of the FBI's role in fomenting and realizing an attack against the governor was revealed. Jeremy Kuzmarov is a journalist and author who serves too as Managing Editor of CovertAction Magazine. He's the author of four books on U.S. foreign policy, including: ‘Obama's Unending Wars', and ‘The Russians Are Coming, Again' co-authored with John Marciano. His latest piece at CovertAction is, 'Michigan Bomb Plot: FBI Scheme to Create False ‘Domestic Terror' Cabal Exposed in Court'. Jeremy Kuzmarov in the first half. And; incredibly, two and half years since the believed emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic uncertainty still surrounds the deadly pathogen's proximal origins. Instead, what exists now is a stand-off between two schools, each defending opposing theories that seem more politically doctrinaire than scientifically determined. But, nearing the third Summer of the pandemic, a third way, a novel phylogenetic method of analysis has emerged that promises to finally determine just where Covid-19 came from, and more importantly, how it came to dominate the course of human events. Dr. Jonathan Latham holds a Masters degree in Crop Genetics, a PhD in Virology and is, along with Dr. Allison Wilson, co-author of a series of articles seeking to discover the origins of Covid-19. Latham is too co-founder and Executive Director of the Bioscience Resource Project, and Editor of Independent Science News, where his and colleague Allison Wilson's latest article, 'Delete, Deny, and Destroy: Chinese and Western Strategies to Erase Covid's Origin are Being Exposed by Independent Research' appears. Jonathan Latham and the last gambit of the Great Virological Game in the second half. But first, Jeremy Kuzmarov and the FBI's use of entrapment as part of a strategy designed to sow public fear and render support for draconian anti-terrorist legislation. Chris Cook hosts Gorilla Radio broadcast on CFUV.ca. Check out the GR blog at: http://gorillaradioblog.blogspot.ca/

In this episode I speak with virologist Jonathan Latham about the origins of the COVID19 Pandemic and whether it originated from a wet market or was really a lab-release! This includes answering the following: Is there a precedent for lab-releases? What is the evidence for a lab leak?What is the evidence for a natural zoonotic origin? Why doesn't the wet market theory hold up?  Why has mainstream media censored discussions of a lab leak? You can read Jonathan's detailed and evidence based articles on the topic here: https://www.independentsciencenews.org/commentaries/a-chinese-phd-thesis-sheds-important-new-light-on-the-origin-of-the-covid-19-coronavirus/ https://www.independentsciencenews.org/commentaries/a-proposed-origin-for-sars-cov-2-and-the-covid-19-pandemic/ Jonathan R Latham, PhD is co-founder and Executive Director of the Bioscience Resource Project and the Editor of Independent Science News. Dr Latham is also the Director of the Poison Papers project which publicizes documents of the chemical industry and its regulators. Dr. Latham holds a Masters degree in Crop Genetics and a PhD in Virology. He was subsequently a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Genetics, University of Wisconsin, Madison. He has published scientific papers in disciplines as diverse as plant ecology, plant virology, genetics and genetic engineering. Dr Latham has written for Truthout, MIT Technology Review, the Guardian, Resilience, Salon.com, and many other magazines and websites. Visit his website here: https://www.independentsciencenews.org/ 

In this episode I speak with virologist Jonathan Latham about the origins of the COVID19 Pandemic and whether it originated from a wet market or was really a lab-release! This includes answering the following: Is there a precedent for lab-releases? What is the evidence for a lab leak?What is the evidence for a natural zoonotic origin? Why doesn't the wet market theory hold up? Why has mainstream media censored discussions of a lab leak? You can read Jonathan's detailed and evidence based articles on the topic here: https://www.independentsciencenews.org/commentaries/a-chinese-phd-thesis-sheds-important-new-light-on-the-origin-of-the-covid-19-coronavirus/ https://www.independentsciencenews.org/commentaries/a-proposed-origin-for-sars-cov-2-and-the-covid-19-pandemic/ Jonathan R Latham, PhD is co-founder and Executive Director of the Bioscience Resource Project and the Editor of Independent Science News. Dr Latham is also the Director of the Poison Papers project which publicizes documents of the chemical industry and its regulators. Dr. Latham holds a Masters degree in Crop Genetics and a PhD in Virology. He was subsequently a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Genetics, University of Wisconsin, Madison. He has published scientific papers in disciplines as diverse as plant ecology, plant virology, genetics and genetic engineering. Dr Latham has written for Truthout, MIT Technology Review, the Guardian, Resilience, Salon.com, and many other magazines and websites. Visit his website here: https://www.independentsciencenews.org/

In this episode, https://www.ars.usda.gov/people-locations/person?person-id=1176 (Dr. Clare Coyne), curator of the USDA cool season food legume collection in Pullman, Washington gives us a really fascinating look into this extensive collection. You'll hear how the collection is curated, preserved and utilized to continue to provide high quality seed to researchers, and ultimately to farmers. The seeds are stored under refrigeration and controlled humidity as part of a combined state and USDA effort. Under ideal conditions, they could store as long as 100 years.  Dr. Coyne has worked at the station for 25 years and has been in her current role since 1998. She's responsible for over 22,000 accessions of peas, lentils, chickpeas and fava beans. This collection serves as the genetic resources available to breeders and researchers to develop new varieties of pulse crops. “Plant genetic resources are a guarantee that we can continue to improve the farmgate value of that harvested crop.” - Dr. Clare Coyne The program for maintaining our crops' genetic resources is not new. The United States has been collecting seeds for crops of interest since the founding fathers. “We can look at the USDA system as the gold standard for plant genetic resources in the world.” There are other extensive collections in stations located in Mexico, Morocco and India to name a few. But these collections don't just exist for academic or historical purposes. They serve a very important role in making sure that breeders have the genetic material they need to develop varieties that continue to meet the needs of growers.  “If we're presented with a new disease or a disease that in the past wasn't a problem and all of a sudden becomes a problem, then we need these breeding resources.” - Dr. Clare Coyne Dr. Coyne offers root rot resistant genetics as a more recent need among producers. Cultivars for this ability were screened in the gene bank and are likely to make a difference for the growers. Fortunately, these collections continue to expand with a big focus being put on wild relative varieties of current crops. “We're realizing that the genetic reserve that's held in these crop wild relatives is very key to future progress made in our crops and not just on diseases, but also on yield components and nutritional components.” Once collected, Dr. Coyne and her colleagues grow these lines out in the field and collect data. That data is available online to researchers of all kinds wanting to utilize these genetics.  “Kind of a bottom line for growers is we can rely on a genetic answer so that when you plant that cultivar you already have a package where you're ahead of the game. If there is drought tolerance, if there is heat tolerance, if there is disease resistance in the genetics of that cultivar that you're planting, then that's an additional production cost that you don't have to bear.” Dr. Clare Coyne Growing Pulse Crops Podcast is hosted by https://www.linkedin.com/in/timhammerich/ (Tim Hammerich) of the http://www.futureofag.com (Future of Agriculture Podcast).

Join members of the SCN Coalition from MN, ND and IA and learn about why soybean cyst nematode  (SCN) is such a threat to soybean production and how the coalition is helping producers fight back. Join us for this discussion with Dr. Greg Tykla, nematologist with Iowa State University, Dr. Seth Naeve, Extension soybean agronomist at the University of Minnesota and Dr. Samuel Markell, Extension broadleaf plant pathologist at North Dakota State University.  This was part of the Strategic Farming: Let's Talk Crops series of webinars.  The full webinar this episode was based on with transcripts can also be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucqNQkrW-_8If you are interested in future Strategic Farming webinars, a new series, Crop Notes, will be held Wednesdays from 7:30-8am for the 2021 growing season where participants can ask experts questions about current crop issues. More information is at: https://extension.umn.edu/courses-and-events/strategic-farming-field-notes

The Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture has a lofty mission: to change the food system. It’s an idyllic 400 acre farming property just north of New York City. It features an on-site, partner restaurant called Blue Hill, which has been made famous by chef Dan Barber and his book The Third Plate. Stone Barns also runs education programs and regenerative agriculture trials in crops and livestock, and welcomes the public to watch how it’s all done.Jason Grauer is their Crops Director. He left his career in asset management to follow his passion for what he calls “soil-based” agriculture. His research focuses on seed genetics and organic seed trials to improve soil health, biodiversity, and taste. But how can a small, non-profit farm influence practices in large, commercial farms, let alone the entire food system?In this episode, Jason talks about:How he managed the transition from asset management to regenerative farmingThe importance of seed genetics and the creation of a digital seed databaseThe experiments Stone Barns is running to make a difference to the broader food systemFor more from Jason and our insights from this episode, check out our website.

Jonathan R Latham, PhD. He is co-founder and Executive Director of the Bioscience Resource Project and the Editor of Independent Science News. Dr Latham is also the Director of the Poison Papers project which publicizes documents of the chemical industry and its regulators. Dr. Latham holds a Masters degree in Crop Genetics and a PhD in Virology. He was subsequently a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Genetics, University of Wisconsin, Madison. He has published scientific papers in disciplines as diverse as plant ecology, plant virology, genetics and genetic engineering. Dr Latham talks frequently at international events and scientific and regulatory conferences on the research conducted by the Project. He has written for Truthout, MIT Technology Review, the Guardian, Resilience, and many other magazines and websites. Today we talk about the article, “The Biosecurity Myth That Is Destroying Small Farming.”

Jonathan R Latham, PhD is co-founder and Executive Director of the Bioscience Resource Project and the Editor of Independent Science News. Dr Latham is also the Director of the Poison Papers project which publicizes documents of the chemical industry and its regulators. Dr. Latham holds a Masters degree in Crop Genetics and a PhD in Virology. He was subsequently a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Genetics, University of Wisconsin, Madison. He has published scientific papers in disciplines as diverse as plant ecology, plant virology, genetics and genetic engineering. Dr Latham talks frequently at international events and scientific and regulatory conferences on the research conducted by the Project. He has written for Truthout, MIT Technology Review, the Guardian, Resilience, and many other magazines and websites. Today we talk about golden rice.

It’s a brilliant science nerd alert this week for you on the show as I bring you Jonathan R Latham, PhD who is co-founder and Executive Director of the Bioscience Resource Project and the Editor of Independent Science News. Dr Latham is also the Director of the Poison Papers project which publicizes documents of the chemical industry and its regulators. Dr. Latham holds a Masters degree in Crop Genetics and a PhD in Virology. He was subsequently a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Genetics, University of Wisconsin, Madison. He has published scientific papers in disciplines as diverse as plant ecology, plant virology, genetics and genetic engineering. Dr Latham talks frequently at international events and scientific and regulatory conferences on the research conducted by the Project. He has written for Truthout, MIT Technology Review, the Guardian, Resilience, Salon.com, and many other magazines and websites.  It’s so important that if we’re going to be ‘pro’ a certain type of food that we need to truly understand what we’re ‘against’ so that when challenged we don’t just heatedly say “it’s toxic”. It’s not enough and we need to meet curiosity with science so that people understand the informed position we’re taking. Here’s the frame work for the chat Jonathan and I had:    QUESTIONS  Re the food movement: the 'feed the world' debate / your views / solutions that don't involve gmos in their current usage / soil depletion / ecological disruption etc... And what you're most excited about right now with the grass roots ground swell happening all around.   The poison papers - how they came about / what the objective is / As a contributor - what does your role entail? / The records date back to the 1920s, so in looking back do we see - as with so many things supposedly 'safe' then found harmful - timelines of examples (ddt / other chemicals)... Glyphosate / RoundUp got bumped back up to the top of conversation with the recent court ruling ordering Monsanto to pay $289USD to the groundskeeper of a school, finding that his cancer was caused by RoundUp usage: What can the poison papers reveal about RoundUp / Glyphosate? We can nut this section of the chat out more precisely before we hit record...   Understanding genetics - What do we need to understand about the current GMO paradigm that isn't  working for our health / planet's health? How does what's going on now negatively impact our health (BT toxin / Glyphosate ) and the planet's (monocropping / high herbicide / pesticide use etc) Is there any circumstance / example / technology that you've seen either in the works or currently used, which GMOs might work in our food system? And then more on what you want us to understand... dangers / evidence that's come to light etc.  And of course, the usual tangents and twists you’ve come to expect on the show.   Hope you love the show and as usual you can access the show notes over at lowtoxlife.com/podcast Alexx x 

There is documented evidence into the unpredictability of genetic engineering. Yet there is mounting pressure for new gene technologies to be used with no regulatory supervision. Gene editing is the genetic alteration of the natural world. They are a stage after genetic engineering. Whatever the size of a change made inside a cell, and some scientists like to say they are very small changes, how can messing with DNA be a safe thing to do, when we increasingly realise the connection between living things. Organisms are self organising complex systems and so how can it be possibly safe to manipulate and mess with our food and animals? Prominent International AdvocateDr Jonathan Latham is a prominent international advocate for public interest science. He is co-founder and Executive Director of the Bioscience Resource Project and the Editor of Independent Science News and Director of the Poison Papers. He is recently been in New Zealand on a speaking tour. Dr Latham holds a Masters degree in Crop Genetics and a PhD in Plant Virology.  He worked at the Department of Genetics in the University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA. He has published scientific papers in disciplines as diverse as plant ecology, plant virology, toxicology, genetics, and genetic engineering. In this interview find out the difference between Genetic engineering and gene editing. What is CRISPR – (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) – and are there other types of gene editing? What is the politics of food? How likely are the large corporations to say that gene editing doesn’t need to be included in food labelling? Scientists can now harness gene drive mechanisms to control or alter natural populations. Is this safe? The US’s secretive Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) has become the world’s largest funder of “gene drive” research. Why? Modified mosquitoes with gene drives on board are already being bred and tested in labs and some may have been released. The Impact of Gene DrivesGiven the profound impact that gene drives could have on species and ecosystems, their use is a highly contentious issue. There are concerns about the ecological safety of the eradication, replacement or enhancement of particular species of animals by means of genetic engineering. Communities and groups have differing beliefs about nature and its conservation or preservation. For those reasons, the rigorous testing and regulation of insects and other animals with gene drive systems is crucial. https://www.independentsciencenews.org/ Bioscience Resource Project https://www.poisonpapers.org/   US military agency invests $100m in genetic extinction technologies: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/dec/04/us-military-agency-invests-100m-in-genetic-extinction-technologies   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A brief synopsis of the show In this interview find out the difference between Genetic engineering and gene editing. What is CRISPR  (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) – and are there other types of gene editing? What is the politics of food? How likely are the large corporations to say that gene editing doesn’t need to be included in labelling. The US’s secretive Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) has become the world’s largest funder of “gene drive” research. Why? Scientists can now harness gene drive mechanisms to control or alter natural populations. Is this safe? Dr Jonathan Latham is a prominent international advocate for public interest science. He is co-founder and Executive Director of the Bioscience Resource Project and the Editor of Independent Science News and Director of the Poison Papers. He holds a Masters degree in Crop Genetics and a PhD in Plant Virology and has worked at the Department of Genetics in the University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA.

3CR Breakfast 6 September 2018with Em and ScheherazadeAcknowledgement of CountryYesterday was Indigenous Women's Day so we dedicated the first half hour to Indigenous women in song.Facial Recognition Surveillance Scheme: Lizzie O'Shea is a human rights lawyer and board member of Digital Rights Watch. She has a book being published next year on technology, history and politics. a board member at Digital Rights Watch. She joins us today to discuss the risks of the government's proposed facial recognition surveillance scheme (including racial profiling, targeting young people and jeopardising rights of protest.)Germaine Greer action tonite: Iris Lee (3CR's Queering The Air) is a white trans femme living on Bunurong and Wurundjeri country, joining us to talk about an action tonight protesting the launch on Germaine Greer's new book, On Rape, in Melbourne tonight.Pacific Islands Forum: Ronny Kareni is a West Papuan advocate on West Papua's right to self-determination. His family are part of large exodus of Papuan refugees to PNG in early 1980s. Until today, many West Papuans refugees live on Manus. Ronny joins us today to discuss the Pacific Islands Forum that has been underway this week. (Ronny is a regualr commentator on 3CR's Voice of West Papua and a previous 3CR Current Affairs Coordinator:))Anti GMO: Jonathon R Latham is co-founder and Executive Director of the Bioscience Resource Project and the Editor of Independent Science News. Dr Latham is also the Director of the Poison Papers project which publicises documents of the chemical industry and its regulators. Dr. Latham holds a Masters degree in Crop Genetics and a PhD in Virology. He has published scientific papers in disciplines as diverse as plant ecology, plant virology, genetics and genetic engineering.During the program we played the following SONGS (not included in podcast due to licensing agreement)  Wave by Kaylah Truth - Wave feat. Nagra Beats Kaylah Truth is a Meerooni woman and hiphop artist of the Gurang nation and also connected with the Ngugi people of Queensland’s Quandamooka areaStill Here by JB the First Lady is an Indigenous hip-hop and spoken word artist, emcee, beat-boxer, activist, cultural dancer, and youth educator from the Nuxalk and Onondaga nations.Agua by Lido Pimienta, a Colombian singer and producer based in Toronto An Anthem to water Native (Feat. Supaman) by Mariame, Cree (First Nations) artistTamazight by Malika Zarra, Gnawa/Moroccan Jazz fusion artist

Jonathan R Latham, PhD is co-founder and Executive Director of the Bioscience Resource Project and the Editor of Independent Science News. Dr. Latham holds a Masters degree in Crop Genetics and a PhD in Virology. He was subsequently a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Genetics, University of Wisconsin, Madison. He has published scientific papers in disciplines as diverse as plant ecology, plant virology, genetics and toxicology. Dr Latham is also the Director of the Poison Papers project which publicizes documents of the chemical industry and its regulators.

Jonathan R. Latham, PhD is co-founder and Executive Director of the Bioscience Resource Project and the Editor of Independent Science News. Dr. Latham holds a Masters degree in Crop Genetics and a PhD in Virology. He was subsequently a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Genetics, University of Wisconsin, Madison. He has published scientific papers in disciplines as diverse as plant ecology, plant virology, genetics and genetic engineering. Dr. Latham is also the Director of the Poison Papers project which publicizes documents of the chemical industry and its regulators. His latest article is "Gates Foundation Hired PR Firm to Manipulate UN Over Gene Drives." See also: https://bioscienceresource.org http://poisonpapers.org http://independentsciencenews.org http://www.etcgroup.org http://www.etcgroup.org/content/gene-drive-files http://www.gmwatch.org/en/

Recently, Dr. Jonathan Latham and Carol Van Strum launched “The Poison Papers Project” which reveals decades of collusion between industry and regulators over toxic pesticides and other hazardous chemicals.  In this segment of The Organic View, Dr. Latham talks to host, June Stoyer about this massive cover-up and how it began. Stay tuned! Jonathan R Latham, PhD Co-founder and Executive Director of the Bioscience Resource Project; Editor of the Independent Science News website. Dr. Latham is a biologist who holds a Masters degree in Crop Genetics and a PhD in Virology. He was subsequently a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Genetics, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Prior to heading the Bioscience Resource Project he published scientific papers in disciplines as diverse as plant ecology, plant virology, genetics and genetic engineering.  ©2017 The Organic View Radio Show. All rights reserved. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials on these pages are copyrighted by the The Organic View Radio Show. No part of these pages, either text or image may be used for any purpose other than personal use. Therefore, reproduction, modification, storage in a retrieval system or retransmission, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical or otherwise, for reasons other than personal use, is strictly prohibited without prior written permission. The identifier "The Organic View" refers collectively to The Organic View Radio Show, TheOrganicView.com, The Organic View Network, Clean Energy View, The Neonicotinoid View and The NLP View. Connect with us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheOrganicViewRadioShow Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/TheOrganicView Listen to previous shows: http://theorganicview.com/wiki Contests: http://www.theorganicview.com/contests

In this segment of The Organic View Radio Show, host, June Stoyer talks to Dr. Jonathan R. Latham about a new critique of genetic determinism titled Genetics Is Giving Way to a New Science of Life. Dr. Latham, PhD is Co-founder and Executive Director of the Bioscience Resource Project and Editor of the Independent Science News website. He is a biologist who holds a Masters in Crop Genetics and a PhD in Virology. He was subsequently a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Genetics, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Prior to heading the Bioscience Resource Project he published scientific papers in disciplines as diverse as plant ecology, plant virology, genetics and genetic engineering. Stay tuned! Tune in to The Organic View Radio Show and visit our contest section at www.theorganicview.com/contests to win one of our monthly prizes! Today's show is sponsored by Austria's Finest Naturally Authentic Pumpkin Seeds and Pumpkin Seed Oil from the Steiermark available at OrganicUniverse.com. Listeners of TheOrganicView can receive $1 off their purchase by using the coupon code "orgview".  For more offers, please visit our website at www.theorganicview.com Listen to previous shows: http://theorganicview.com/wiki Please support our efforts by donating to the show by making a donation to TheOrganicView by clicking here! Even a dollar helps! https://rally.org/theorganicviewradioshow